Choose My Adventure: Andrenorton lives
by Robin Torres 
May 31st 2010 at 6:00PM
It looks like we'll be heading to Stranglethorn Vale by an overwhelming majority. As for Matthew Rossi's mage, you voted to have him keep it. Technically, there were more votes for other classes if you add them together. So I gave Matt the option of switching to druid (the winner of the other classes) or remaining a mage. He chose to keep Andrenorton.
The schedule changed a teeny bit since it's a holiday week.
- Anne Stickney as Annephora, the troll warrior, will be on Tuesday at 1 a.m. EDT (which is Monday at 11 p.m. Zangarmarsh time)
- Christian Belt, as Selfloathius, blood elf warlock: Tuesday, 11:30 p.m. EDT
- Michael Sacco as Sahko, the orc warlock: Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT
- Elizabeth Harper as Faience, the troll shaman, and Robin Torres as Robinemia, the undead mage: Wednesday, 11 p.m. EDT
- Amy Schley as Patent, the troll rogue: Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT
- Fox Van Allen as Foxlight, the blood elf paladin: Friday, 8 p.m. EDT
- Matthew Rossi as Andrenorton, the troll mage, Michael Gray as Grayfields, the tauren hunter, Adam Holisky as Adammentat, the tauren druid, and Gregg Reece as Yakkowakko, the orc warlock, will be making appearances as they can
If you want to join in on the fun of Choose My Adventure, please join us on US Zangarmarsh-H in <It came from the Blog>. Ask Robiness, Robinemia or any member online for an invite. Guild ranks of Lurker or above have the ability to invite. You are all welcome as long as you play by our simple rules, that can be summed up with "Don't be a Funsucker!" Also, please see the guild FAQ for the most common questions.Filed under: It Came from the Blog, Choose My Adventure
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ally May 31st 2010 6:04PM
Stv is an amazing place to level. :D
Natsumi Jun 1st 2010 7:44PM
Not really. I tried it back in Vanilla on my warlock and I have to say, it was the WORST place to level ever. I much prefer Desolace to STV. On top of that STV is so pedestrian, almost everyone goes to STV to level. Way to vote for the most boring zone ever.
RedMosquito May 31st 2010 6:11PM
I'm so glad he kept the mage. If he changed, it would kill the whole purpose of Choose My Adventure. It would give the impression that our votes don't matter.
Matthew Rossi May 31st 2010 6:18PM
Oh, your votes matter. I now fully intend to keep playing this mage. I'm just going to do so in the most bizarre, incompatible manner possible.
Vandersveldt May 31st 2010 8:59PM
If you'd like, I know an alliance Paladin who will kill him off for you :)
Stridez May 31st 2010 9:13PM
Fear not Matt. While painful now, I'm sure you'll eventually get some enjoyment out of your mage. I think most casters in the game are pretty unappealing to level. I'm levelling a priest at the moment, and it wasn't til the mid to late 50's that questing wasn't a painful experience for me. The dungeon finder helped lots to get me there, and it may have never happened if I had to do it the old fashioned way.
So take heart knowing that the fun spells and benefits of being a pure ranged dps class are all ahead of you. I'm sure you already know that, but it's amazing how much more fun a little power makes a character.
Mayhew Jun 1st 2010 12:26PM
Back before Arcane got revamped, I leveled my mage as frost and found that to be pretty fun. Pulling 5+ mobs at once by running around on a mount with Ice Barrier up, then using Ice Barrier, Frost Nova, and Cone of Cold to hold them all more-or-less in place while you Blizzard them all down... that gets pretty fun. :) I got a lot of levels just from aoe-grinding skeletons and ghouls in WPL, using this method. It's especially nice if you have two Distinguished Eyes of the Beast, because you get back all the mana you used to kill them.
willowblue May 31st 2010 6:27PM
OMG are you going to be a melee mage?
ravyncat May 31st 2010 6:42PM
be a mage tank XD
Pat May 31st 2010 9:11PM
I would LOVE to see Rossi's mage tank a dungeon, Somthing challenging though.
Future project perhaps? unless I've already missed somthing like this ;s
Tainnym May 31st 2010 9:39PM
I applaud you for your courage, Rossi.
/bow
clevins May 31st 2010 10:19PM
Hold it... you're legal columnist is named Patent and is a Troll? /bow
Tamarin Jun 1st 2010 12:21AM
Thanks, Matthew Rossi, for your tribute to Andre Norton. Her science fiction and fantasy books have kept me company throughout my life. A gracious lady and great author; long may she be remembered!
Nina Katarina Jun 1st 2010 9:02AM
Seconded. I wrote her a fan letter when I was 16 years old, and received a lovely little note in reply. 21 years later I wrote her a second fan letter, and she responded again and remembered me from my first note.
What a fine, classy, lovely woman.
Reis Jun 1st 2010 6:22AM
Leveling that mage will be much, much more fun once you get past the level 40 mark. Just bear with her growing pains and you'll be great.
Natsumi Jun 1st 2010 7:49PM
It's not nearly as bad as what we would have done to you had you abandoned the mage. We would have made you level the Druid as BALANCE. Muahahahahahahahaha. You aren't even a viable anything till level 40 lol.
MW Jun 1st 2010 7:38AM
Matt, thanks for keeping the tribute to a grand lady, who crafted whole universes and realms for us to savor. Andre Norton's books have a place of honor on a special shelf in my home. I have some that were printed so long ago that the pages are yellowed and falling out, yet I treasure them. My hunter will always be spec'd Beastmastry because of that series. :)
It would be totally appropriate if Andrenorton was an inscriptionist, is she?
Though my main is a Holy priest (I'm an altaholic), I have two mages, both started in the days before dual specs. A fire mage with red hair called Faxcaelestis (Latin for fire from heaven, meteor) and a frost mage called Feymorgana. Feymorgana is now an 80 and I'm loving frost, even in Northrend where things are somewhat frost resistant. Blizzard and frost bolt are just so much fun that I think you will learn to appreciate ranged casting. Having things slowly walk to you as you blast them and then die at your feet is just awesome. You'll get to love your mage in time.
Natsumi Jun 1st 2010 7:52PM
Still waiting on the poll where we make Mr. Panties live! Make it so he isn't allowed to die for a whole week, then make him spend a day just killing Mages. >:) THAT is the real Warlock experience. Well, that and tanking in Gruul's Lair. Good times, good times.